Carrier for eggs.



-EL M.PLIET*CHI1R.l CARRIER Foa EGGS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. 1915.

1,234,936; I Patented July 31,r 1917.

EUGENE ivi. lPLETCHEEy -or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARRIER FOR EGGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917.l

Application filed December 30, 1915. Serial No. 69,324.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EUGENE M. FLETCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Carrier for Eggs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a carrier for eggs or other articles, the same being formed of a body composed of sections which may be fitted to each other telescopically, so as to close the body, and so retain the contents therein, the walls of said sections being composed of corrugations of novel form, allowing the sections to expand and contract, so as to conform to articles of varying sizes or diameters, and provide cushions on the sections which act resiliently on the cone tents, avoiding crushing in, or breaking of the same.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, as long as they are included in the scope of the claims.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a carrier embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the upperY section thereof.

Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of the lower section thereof.

Fig. 4L represents a longitudinal section on line -w Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 re resents a diametrical section on line g/-fz/ ig. l.

Fig. 6 represents a plan View of the blank from which the upper section is produced.

Fig. 7 represents a plan view of the blank from which the lower section is produced.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings.

l designates a hollow body, which in the present case is ovoid in form and composed of the separate sections 2 and 3, which are adapted to be iitted partly one within the other, so as to close the body and hold the sections together about their edge portions which may be fitted together telescopically, and engaging by frictional Contact.

The top section is formed of the circular blank 4c from the center 5 in which radiate the crease lines 6, the same extending to the Vcircumference of the blank, said lines flaralternating inwardly and outwardly, as

most plainly shown in Fig. 2, and as the crease lines flare in their radiation from center to periphery, said corrugations widen from center to periphery, and so produce the greatest amount of material of the corrugations at and about the edge portion of the section, admitting of extensive expansion of said portion to accord with the contour of an egg or other article of increased size, the other portions of the corrugations practically accommodating themselves to the article, and admittingalso of the contraction of said edge portion to accord such articles of reduced size, while the corrugations close around the articles, and take firm hold thereof, and forming also in a measure double walls which act as cushions, so as to prevent crushing in or otherwise breaking of the article.

The bottom section 3 is constructed inV substantially the same manner as the top member of the circular blank 8 having creased lines 9 radiatin and fiaring from .the center l() to circum erence, said blank tions 11, somewhat similar to the eorruga` tions 7 of the section 2, but extending from top to bottom of the section, it being noticed that the sectian 3 has all of the advantages of the section 2, and when the latter is fitted on the former, the body of the device is closed, and the article contained therein will be held in a firm manner with the effect of cushioning of the same, especially so as the contacting portions of the two sections produce a plurality of corrugated walls, which add strength to said portions and increases the resiliency or cushioning effect thereof. Attention is directed to the fact that the side lterminals of the outer main segmental walls of the corrugations have thereon lips which areinturned therefrom toward each other and that the side terminals of the inner main segmental walls have thereon lips which are outturned from each other,

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said inturned and outturned Walls interfitting and freely interlocking. This vastly strengthens the corrugations and increases the amount of material in the corrugated sides of the sections 2 and 3 allowing the latter to expand to greater extent to accommodate articles of greater diameters or sizes packed in the carrier, as the side terminals of the corrugations can open or spread apart owing to the inturned and outturned constructions of the same, both the outer and inner members of the corrugations then clos ing in so that the inner members pack snugly on the articles backed by the outer members as stiffeners of the corrugations.

Then in the normal condition of the device said sides will pack closely on each other and contract the diameter of the body so that the corrugations will take firm but yielding hold of the egg or other article placed in the carrier, and so prevent it from shifting, being crushed in or breaking as above stated.

Projecting from the edge portion of the section 3 are the tabs 12, which when the sections are positioned are adapted to overlap the edge portion of the section 2, and so assist in preventing lateral separation of the sections as positioned, as most plainly shown in Figs. 1 and t.

Furthermore, in assembling the sections said tabs l2 will act as guides in fitting the sections 3 over the section 2, or fitting the latter into the former. If desired, the tabs may be gummed or sealed in position to prevent displacement of the same and disconnection of the sections.

VThe device will be found admirably serviceable for carrying and packing goods other than eggs, as for instance, lemons, and other fruits, electric light bulbs,A game balls, glass Christmas ornaments, Easter eggs, other candies that are liable to break in handling and transit, and other articles of merchandise that may be carried and protected, it also being adapted to form an admirable sanitary drinking cup, and it may be made of paper, card-board or'other suitable material adapted to be struck up or pressed into shape.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A carrier of the character stated Vhaving a body formed of sections adapted to be fitted telescopically' to each other, the side Walls thereof being formed of corrugations, and lips on the lateral terminals of the latter, said lips being respectively outturned and inturned, the outturned lips of one sec-V tion being adapted to interlock freely with the inturned lips of the other section.

2. A carrier of the character stated comprising a body formed of sections having their side Walls adapted to be fitted telescopically to each other, and their side Walls formed of corrugations, and lips on the lateral terminalsy thereof, the lips being respectively outturned and inturned, the outturned lips of one section being adapted to interlock freely with the inturned lips of the other section.

3. A carrier of the character stated consisting of a body formed of sections adapted to be fitted telescopically and their side walls formed of corrugations, and lips on the lateral terminals of the latter, said lips being respectively outtnrned and inturned, the outturned lips of one section being adapted to interlock freely with the inturned lips of the other section, and a tab projecting from the edge of the opening of one section adapted to overlap the edge portion of the opening of the other'section.

EUGENEV MV, FLETCHER; lllitnesses Y JOI-1N A. VVIEDERsHEIM, N. BUssrNeER.

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